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Definition of water bears

water bears
Tardigrada Tar`di*gra"da, n. pl. [NL. See Tardigrade, a.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.
Water bear
Water bear Wa"ter bear` (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Tardigrada, 2. See Illust. of Tardigrada.

Meaning of water bears from wikipedia

- Tardigrades (/ˈtɑːrdɪɡreɪdz/ ), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first...
- cutting meat. The paws are large and allow the bear to walk on ice and paddle in the water. Polar bears are both terrestrial and pagophilic (ice-living)...
- sabotage the water bears by adding lye and a plugged-in hair iron to the bowl containing the water bears. Instead of killing them, the water bears advance...
- "Tardigrades: Water bears in space". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2011. "Tardigrades: Water bears in space". BBC...
- are a grade of Paleozoic panarthropods from which the velvet worms, water bears, and arthropods arose. Hallucigenia is a 0.5–5.5 cm (3⁄16–2+3⁄16 in)...
- group are the comparatively obscure water bears (Tardigrada); however, due to their very small size, water bears have no need for—and hence lack—blood...
- proposed animal clade containing the extant phyla Arthropoda, Tardigrada (water bears) and Onychophora (velvet worms). Panarthropods also include extinct marine...
- The Brown Bears are the sports teams that represent Brown University, an American university located in Providence, Rhode Island. The Bears are part of...
- Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South America, and Eurasia. Common characteristics of modern bears include large bodies...
- soft drink, originally being regular soda water created in 1783. Today, various drinks other than soda water bear the Schweppes brand name, including various...